shunned; shunning
: to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
shuns publicity
shunner
noun
Examples of shun in a Sentence
He shuns parties and social events.
After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.
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Realmuto is now shunned by an army of bitter buyers.
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Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Later shunned for the crime of not being a painter of socialist realism.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Later shunned for the crime of not being a painter of socialist realism.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Uruguay is a place that shuns extremes — where abrasive politics is frowned upon.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
Old Order Amish are a religious group that generally shuns electricity and other technology developed after the 1700s.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shun
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“Shun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shun. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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shun
verb
shunned; shunning
: to avoid purposely or by habit
shunned her former friends
shunner
noun
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